Summary: Man would never write a book about how sinful and wretched he is. The Bible will always point us to our need for a Savior, and Paul reminds the church in Galatia of this critical fact that many of them have seemed to have forgotten!

- Background: The churches in Galatia were formed partly of converted Jews and partly of Gentile converts. Paul asserts his apostolic character and the doctrines he taught, that he might confirm the Galatian churches in the faith of Christ, especially with respect to the important point of justification by faith alone.

- Galatians challenges us to look deeper at ourselves and our purpose

-- By way of introduction, we are going to jump into and unpack this book together

- The author is obviously Paul, and the purpose of this letter is three fold:

1. To teach the right message

2. To correct incorrect doctrine

3. To point us to Christ in everything that we do

- Paul’s writings normally have the same theme: to instruct and correct

-- If the message doesn't glorify Christ, we must examine what’s being said

- Galatians was not written as an essay in contemporary history

-- It was a protest against the corruption of the gospel of Jesus Christ – period!

-- APP: Once we understand that; we are able to see his intent and mission

Man would never write a book about how sinful and wretched he is. The Bible will always point us to our need for a Savior, and Paul reminds the church in Galatia of this critical fact that many of them have seemed to have forgotten!

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